A meeting was held Thursday night for the Cohoes City School District's Board of Education to talk about the appropriate action to take in the situation. But even before the meeting, the long-time school administrator was already asked by the superintendent to go on administrative leave starting Wednesday.

It is unclear how long the paid administrative leave will last for high school principal Joseph Rajczak, who has been employed by the district for more than a dozen years.

Due to the issue being a personnel matter, not much could be discussed in public at the recent meeting. One option for the board, is to pass a resolution for Rajczak to be on unpaid leave. Suspension or termination could have also been discussed.

On May 1, Rajczak purportedly met a former student who works at a local sporting goods store to purchase 500 rounds of .22 caliber bullets, said Police Chief Bill Heslin, noting that Rajczak enjoys time at a gun range.

The Cohoes Police Department was notified May 9 of the incident, which was witnessed by a district security guard. From the investigation, it appears a weapon was not brought to the school.

Heslin said that Rajczak would not face any criminal charges under the NY SAFE Act because background checks for ammunition do not go into effect until next year.